The Sun. — London, England, 1808-09-30 00:00:00

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR. Yesterday being Michaelmas-day, aCconmon Hall was held at Guildhall, for the Election of a Lord M?yvr for the year ensuing. • The RECORDER stated to the Livery the•purpose for w' ich they were convened, and the COMMON S ERJ LA NT afterwards stated.the names Of the several candidates proposed for their choice, viz. CHARLES FLOWER, Esq. Alderman and Frame- work knit ter. 1. Sst IT it, Esq Alderman and leather-seller. Sir MATTHEW BLOX AM, Kilt. A iderman and Stationer. (.F.ORG& SCHOLEY, Esq. Alderman and Distiller. ‘VI 1.1. z Ata th tv Esq. Alderman and Stationer. CHRENTOPHER SMI is, Esq. Alderman and Draper. The question being then put respectively on each name for a show of hands, the Sheriff declared;the choice of the Livery to have been in favour of Al dermen FLovvER and SMITH : both of which names being returned to the-Court of Aldermen, Alderman &owns vs returned, and he was accordingly de clared by The Recorder as Lord Mayor for the -en suing year. Alderman FLOWER then came forward, and re spettfully addressed himself to the Livery in nearly the followini.woids:- - " GENTLEMEN OP THE LIVERY, " Permit the to return you my grateful thanks for the very great honour you have conferred upon me, be electing me Chief Magistrate of the first city in the world. " Be assured, Gentlemen, my first object shall be to protect the tights and privileges •'of my fellow Citizens ; and I have no doubt by a steady attention, and with the assistance of my brethren the Alder men,' I shall be enabled to discharge the duties of the office to your satisfaction, and with some degree of credit to myself. I ant well aware of the-great necessity there is, in this arduous undertaking, of punt:hulk) , and diligence in my attendance; and seal and impartiality in the exercise of its various-duties. You may rest assured, Gentlemen, of my devotion to its service, and of my full determination to pro mote the Welfare and preserve the tranquillity of this metropolis; and it in the course of the year I should have the good fortune of announcing to you the joy ful tidings of a glorious and honourable Peace, I shall be highly gratified; but rather than have it on any other terms, I am ready to spill my last drop of blood in defence of my beloved Sovereign and.our glorious Constitution."—(Loud and reiterated ap anus. e.) , Mr. QuiN, of the Common Council, th@n - stepped forward, and apologised to the Livery for 'presuming to occupy a moment of their attention lifiproposing a motion for their adoption, which he shouldaiot base dotie, if be did not feel himself impelled by motives he felt it unnecessary tioW to explain, when others more competent to the task had thought proper to decline it. The object of his motion would be to return the thanks of the Livery to their late worthy Sheriffs, fur their adive, conscientious, and honourable discharge of their duty in the high and important office, they had' lately filled; an office to which they had been elected • by the Livery of London, and in which it became, in' so peculiar a degree, their duty to maintain the la w s o f their country, and the rights and privileges of their fellow-citizens. This . eonsidetation, he was sure, must operate as a stimulus to that body whose peculiar pri vilege it was to elect their own Sheriffs, on this oc casion to express either a marked disapprobation, if their conduct had been wrong, or their just meed of approbation and applause, had the duties of the °thee been discharged conscientiously and honourably: lie felt that 'he was addressing himself to an Assembly, who, witnessing, as they had, the conchtd•of those iorthy persons for the last twelve mouths, would concur, he was sure, with him in arifiSt tribute of approbation to their services. It might be said, per % !taps, that sometimes public men were actuated by vanity, by ambition, or by views of personal popula rity, in the ads of their public duty, rather than from a conscientious sense of their duty alone. He would not now stop to discuss the motives which might actuate men under a fair and laudable ambition for just and well-founded popularity. He would only say, that if the condual of the late Sheriffs was in itself correct. and praise-wor thy in every respect, their motives Mad nothing to do with the question. It was the duty i yf their fellow-citizens to eceive and applaud atstippCiliteeted for the public good, upon public grounds; and he believed there was nut a man of candid and honour able feeling in the city of London, or in the United Eingdom, who would not cheerfully concur with 'him in the sentiment of thanks he was about to ex press to our late worthy Sheriffs, for the condud which had uniformly dkinguished them in the past year ; whether he adverted to their humane and inde iatigable attention to the distresses of prisoners in the difierent gaols committed to their care, and their zea lous endeavours to the promotion of a fund tor re lieviug the wants of the confined debtor, procuring his release froM imprisonment, and sending him home to his family with means' of avoiding in future the miseries of captivity ; or whether he adverted to their laudable and - spirited endeavours to maintain that inestimable branch of our happy Constitution, the right or trial by Jury : in sGort, to whatever branch Of their public duty he turned his eye, he - found 11:eif condudt marked with a zealous - and con scientious attention to the high trust reposed in them. There were sometimes men who glidecti:into public Stations, like the shadowy figures of 3`llglianL4sinago ria, and vaukiied wiirtiom their mittations " like the baseless labnc-ot a vision," without leaving be hind them any monument in the public memory,. to record official existence—men, who like, a Gold stick in Waiting, or an Usher of the Black Rod, were mere c .) phers in office, to swell the train of a state procession, orfill up the numbers in a pageant, but equally useless and insignificant as regarded the public good. This, however, was not the Case with the men to whom he now alluded, and for whom " " he now presumed to demand the thanks of the Li - - - very who had eleeted them. If there was any man in that Assembly who thought 17e had just cause to refuse' bi 4 concurrence, let" him come tor warßi manituty and declare it. [" None! -none !") —H(.t was glad to Lind his conjecture so well founded ; ants he thought the Assembly could not too highly praise the conduct of those who had so honourobty ot4chatge,. their duty. When he looked to the new Sheriffs, and considered. their well-known worth and character, he was convinced they wanted not the stimulus of example to prompt them to an honourable and conscientious discharge of their du ties; but if such an incentive . was necessary,• he would refer them to the example of their predeces sors. He concluded by moving a RA-solution of Thanks to Alderman SMITH and Sir RI cm AIM PHIL - - Las, Knt. the late Sheriffs, tbr their landablit and conscientious discharge of their -high and impdrtant duties, • The mOion_ was cordially seconded by Mr. MAii- MATT,. and carried unanimouslj , . Mr. Alderman SMITH, in a short address, thanked the Eivery for the honour of theirl approbation of his conclatt in the discharge of his duty. He added, that their approbation this day gratified his highest ainbition ; and in whatever station fortune should place him, he should alwayS be found the ‘ zeahms friend of the City of London, and of the rig its and privileges of his fellow-citizens. • Sir Rfca.tan PHILLIPS was not present On the motion of Mr. WAITHMAN, the Resolu tion was ordered to be &Wished in the usual News papers. IRELAND. • LIMERICK-, SEPT. 23.—Outrages, probably long since planned, and in contemplation to be committed by the execrable Miscreants who infest the environs of ,this city, and of which their forotier atrocities might be deemed an earnest, are likely to be prevent ed by the meritorious and spirited conduct of our worthy Recorder, who,.at one o'clock on Wednes day morning, attended by Mr. Sheriff WESTROPP, JOHN HARRISON, Esq. High Constable, and a eonsi derable party of the Kilkenny Militia, commanded by Capt. MURPHY, went in quest of some of thoie noaturnal disturbers, of puhkc tranquillity, against whorlinformations were lately lodged. The judicious arrangement of the troops, and dili gent searches made by the above Gentlemen, in seve ral direations for miles about Anacotty, produced a_ consequence as alarming to the vicious as it must be satisfactory to the well-disposed ; the party paving re ttarned to town about seven o'clock, with the follow ing persons in custody, who were immediately corn mnf ed, viz.—Thomas Hayes, James Magrath, Darby Heffernan, John Godfrey, Thomas Halloran, Jbhn 'Hartney', Patrick Corbett, Patrick Hayes, and Wil liam Hayes. Last 'night some off' Captain RIGHT'S party attaikii the. herdsman of MINIS O'BRIEN, Esq. and floggett . him in a desperate manner; the only cause assigned, was his being a stranger in that neighbourhood. AGRICULTURE. TIT E Quarterly Meeting'of the Holderness Agri cultural Society was holden on Monday last, at He den. The number, rank, and intelligence of the Gentlemen present were most respe6table. Amongst them were Thomas Grimston, Esq. (Chairman in the absence of the President) Francis Constable, Esq. Wm. Sheldon, Esq;' rhomas Thompson, Esq. M.P: Edward Tdpham, Esq. Col. Maister, Col. Horton, Major Yates, Major &e.—A coin pan) of 5 .3 sat flown to diiiner. Before dinner, as is customary, the Society dis cussed the following agricultural- question, viz. " What are the comparative profits of-crops of hemp and flax, with respect to ,each other, or to crops of corn ?"—" Is the land on which they are cultivated more or less fitted for a succeeding crop; and what sort of latid is best adapted to the growth of hemp and flax ? The result of the discussion of such a subjeel, by such a Society, and in such a distria, cannot at this particular crisis but be of importance to the public. Notwithstandindflax has been very little grown in Holderness, several of the members present were so far acquainted with the mode of cultivating it, as to be thoroughly convinced that it might, partiMrly• at this 'period, be very advantageously grown; 'both to the cultivator and to community, on a great;'] deal of the land in Holderness; and a letter to that effeet, from a very intelligent agriculturist, who re sides in a flax distriet, was read. Mr. Grimston exhibited to the society a machine for making bay, and also a large bay-rake, both drawn by horses, and some other implements, which he had pur chased for himself in London. They were much approved of, but partictilarly the machine for making hay, of the operation of- which a trial was made; and as the whole company'had no doubt of its utility, the Society ordered one to be made si milar to that exhibited. The best thanks of the Soci ety were unanimously given to Mr. Grimston, for the great assiduity and zeal which he had evinced upon this and former occasions, in promoting the patriotic objeas of the Society. Six new meinbers were. eletled. • A few evenings ago as a Gentleman, a foreigner, was going towards Chalk-farm, he was attacked by a Newfoundland dog, who bit him and mangled him very much : two Gentlemen passing by at the time rescued him from the ferocious animal, and brought the Gentleman to an apothecary at the top of Tottenham-court-road. On his wounds be ing examined, both his hands were torn in a shock ing manner. There is a suspicion that the dog be longs to a gang of thieves who infest that neighbour hood, and have trained the animal to attack the un wary passengers, and wait to commit .their depre dations. On Saturday . selmight the Beeston Packet, Capt. JEWITT, on her passage from Hull for Gaiusborough, struck on Whitton 'Sands, in the Humber, and .al most immediately upset. Mrs. JEWITT, and two children, by the shock, were thrown into the ri ver, and all must inevitably have perished, had it not been for the prompt assistance rendered by her husband, and three men who put oti from a Brig (as also some people belonging to the Thhitgist Packet), which fortunately happened to be near them at the time. Mrs. JEWITT had only a short time previous to the accident, put another young child (a twin) in the cabin bed, which unhappily perished, as there was net a possibility of extricating it, the cabin_ lin - Inediately tilling with water. The Earl of Derby's house, at the Oak's, in Kent, was' oi; Saturday entered by some villairk, - who took away the staircase carpeting„ and miter article' of furniture. ar 1.0 t 4 1 . ), N : Pnittect by 1. , t ICT!AItt, HARRIS, Or tin. 4, Mnrtiett cowl. flow-s!reti ; At 44e SUN - OrrcF No. tltrand; whole drive) ti.frmeni.c, Orders t' POLICE. ow-vraugr.—Robert Bell and George Ralph Cornett, two seafaring. men, were charged with behaving in a' riotous manner the preceding night, in the Cotfee-room, at the Kings Theatre. ' Donaldson, a constable, who attends the Theatre, stated, that near the conclusion of the performance hr found the prisoners in Alle coffee-room, adjoining rht• boxes, behaving in a very riotous manner,. and insulting mail) , persons, which caused a genera' cry of "Torn them out !" Witness in ter:ered to preserve the peace, when Bell assaulted ham, and gave him 3 violent blow on the lace, which cut it, and caused - a great etiusion of blood. Witness, however, with I the assistance of Limbrick, another Officer,' secured • the prisoners. . Mr. Brandon also gave evidence to the prisoners' violent conduti, who, in excuse, said they were in toxicated at the time. They were ordered to find bail, to answer the complaint of-the constable, and fOr the riot. John Broiryt vests fully committed to take his trial for a misdemeanor, in attempting to break into the shop of Mr. Parker, sin-the Strand. The prisoner. was detetled, Yesterday morning, between one and two o'clock, in the very ad of breaking the fan light over the poor, and securest. Charles Davis was yesterday re-examined' before Mr. READ, on a charge of picking the pocket of Lieut. James Faden, of the Royal Marines, in the Strand, on the 26th inst. One witness proved see ing the prisoner receive the pocket-book fro►n ano ther man, and with which he ran away, but was pursued, and taken with the book in his possession. Mr. Faden attended, and identified the book, which be said he missed from his pocket in the Strand.— The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial. John lld, a watchman of the parish of 'St. Pan cras, was-charged with stealing a silver watch, a coat, a hat, neckcloth, shoes, handkerchief, and 21. in money, the property of Thomas Massey. It appear- . ed that the prosecutor being intoxicated on Satur day night last, fell asleep! and sat . down near, the prisoner's box, in Tottenham-court-road, and when he awoke about two o'clock in the morning he found hi msel f 'robbed .of the before-mentioned art ic les The prisoner was therefore fully committed for trial. . iti/os Cooper was brought up for re-examination, on fl charge of uttering a forged draft for tat. Bs. Gd. to Messrs. Clark, Boyd, and French,,ot Holborn, in payment for a piece of linen cloth,. purporting to be the draft of Wm: Wirdnon, upon Messrs. Main- Waring and Co. Cornhill. When the matter came to be investigated, it was stated by Messrs. Clarke' and Co. that the forged draft, which had been 'de'- posited in their iron - chest, could not be found.— The prisoner was therelorereManded for Thursday next, in order that a sufficient time might be gives to make every search for it. GUILDHALL.-Yesterday Sarah Walters was charged with stealing two pieces 'of caliCo from the shop of Messrs. Harvey and Halligan, linen-drapers, Ludgate-bill. Berkins, shopkeeper to Messrs. Harvey. and Halligan, stated, that _on Wednesday, about two o'clock, the pristiner, accompanied by two other women, came into his master shop ; -he had a sus picion of :he prisoner, having seen her in the shop before, with a woman whom they had deteded in the ad of stealing ; the two women that came with the prisoner bought the pattern for a gown, for which they paid 125.; "the prisoner stood at a dis tance from them; they all ...ent away together; but the witness suspectinc , the prisoner, fOltowed her, ana caught hold of''''her, when she dropped two pieces of calico, which the witness knew to be the property of his employers, by a private mark. The prisoner denied having any knowledge of the calico, and declared that it was not she that dropped it. Her husband, a labourer, stated, he was a hard - working man ; that he worked at present in - the country ; he came to town every Saturday night and went back on Sunday night ; he had regularly given the prisoner the amount of his earnings to support .his four children, two of which were very youn g . — He went, as usual to the country last Sunday even ing, and was in a morta/isurprise when he heard this morning his wife was taken into custody. He came direffly to town ; he was an honest man, and if his Worship would say so, he would bring his master to vouch for him ; he hated dishonesty, and he >would tell ,what he was told this morning, that his wife had been keeping company for a week past with a parcel of women of bad chargler ; but if she was trans ported he would not be able to maintain his ,chil dren, as she used to earn a good deal of money by carrying baskets of fish from Billingsgate ; besides, if he was to stay at home to take care of the children he could not work, and they would all starve. The worthy Alderman said, he had not g.doubt of the prisoner's guilt; but in consideration of her having so many children, and the apparent honesty of the simple statement of her husband, he would be inclined not to commit her for trial, on the hus band undertaking to keep her from the like pra&ices again ; but if the prosecutors insisted, it would be his duty to commit her. Berkins said, he was only the servant, .and could not taice on himself to withdraw the prosecu• tion. I. l he worthy Alderman then desired him to inform his masters of the sentiments that he (Alderman NEWNHANI.) entertained, and he would order the prisoner to ,be remanded until to-morrow for their decision.--The prisoner was accordingly remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday, E6,7.a6eqh Dorman, a decayed belle of sixty, whose garb. ex i -„' hibited a vast deal of splendour, was examined On' the charge of having taken lodgings, and, through the aid of her maid-servant, a country looking mid dle-aged woman, stripping them of plate and other articles. The charge which was heard against the prisoner, was made by Mr. Atkinson, of Molyneux street, Edgeware-road. It appeared that it was se veral mouths ago when the prisoner took lodgings at the house; she represented herself as a widow lady, unknown to she cost onus. of the mei ropolis, and-40a ( had been brought hither to sue for liome property. : , She begged of Mr. Atkinson to be excusi4 frpmu giving the requireCreference, as her money was her recoonnenclation alp a stranger. Tile prisoneu,lited! voininnot,ly, and.drank her wine freely ; but she-Whi short of hef peyinent of tent Oler the second week, and soon after deciniped with her tenant, hating k previously . pledged the plate and linen entrusted to her, the duplicates of which slita Jen in her apart• meats. 1 A traclesMan,Who was among other sufferers during her short stayat'Mr. Atkinson's, espied the 0 -viler at Brent,ford, and fefllowed her to the house of a Mrs. Wyse, Where she-'lodged. - Stirs Wits charged with robbing the. pr4sent prosecutor and taken into ens!! Cody, and on Mrs. Wyse searehingher rooms, it ap7? peared that the prisoner had pledged her property also. In her defence she -appealed 'strongly to the_ passions, and asked the Magiitvate, whether he had wife or child. It was true she had dune wrong, but it was honesty to leive the duplicates of the'propertf behind. On being asked to give some a ccount Of ( le r ' self, arid how she could afthrd tn keep her ses;;ant f she wept, and evaded the question, brit added, that she was forinerly an Authoress, and had vairtell " The Child': of Woe," but her firculiivs'and b i § ht had since failed her. Other duplicates of plate, &c. pledged in the country, were toned on the pi isoner, and ti he was committed for lila' for felony. An. alarming fife ,broke out at Needlntni Lodge, near Stonebridge, Bussex, on. Monday night, wilida entirely demolished the premises, but lortticattir without any other misfortune happenug. Ir biok out just as.lVlrs. MASOIS, Who the house, Was going to bed - , atid•it was sudvosed to have 17' ,, 'ela Oecisioneci by the ncgle& of a servant, iia leaving a candle burning in a passage, atier ivrs childlen to bed. An alarm fire prevailed yesterday mori:in' Marlborough-street Office, occasioned by a kitcheis chimney taking fire. The engines speedily /mired, but - the fire had been put out. earming fire broke out, at half-past nine o'clock lasCinight, at a carpenter's shop, adjoining the pre mises' of Mr. GiLLows, cabinet. maker, in Georges , street, Nort hAudley-street, at the back of St. George' s -. parade;,; it raged with great violence for a lath the drums immediately beat to ass mbie the Voluntgrs ; a party - of soldiers from Portland-street .Barracli, soon repaired to the spot. Several enaine s titted shortly afterwards, but no water could I:pro cured ; and had it not been fur the engine belongi4 to Mr. Gil -Lows, which is al Ways kept fa of watery and immediately gave assistance, the 'whole tifigb bourbood would have been endangered, and the -14 0 ° Mr, VILLIERS'S house, which joins Mr. GILLows . premises, must have been consumed. The firer s got under by half past ten o'clodlt, without spreau,'S . :.to the adjoining premi s es. Th e - GrOsvenor-square was very much alarmed, as 14 ' flames at one time threatened destrutition to it. Aatorriage took place, under the following sing's' Jar nireurnstance4, on Sunday, the 18th inst. at tlic house of Mr. James Wilson, of Island Magee, be' tween W. M'Kinley, of Ballycarry, and Elizabeth '.M`Bride, of Polandoos, in the liberty of gus. The bride having been brought from burneby a young man named Robinson, of Ballyvallagh, tl intended husband, accompanied by AVE:juicy.ant others, the ceremony was about to be performed* when, to the great astonishment of the compariy:i and disgrace to the intended bridegroom, he refer to fulfil his promise, upon the taith of which bride had been induced to leave hec home. •M`•*.;4442,7, tb, f ley, who had hitherto been th e un f ortuna te lo ve L this young woman, after some remonstrances `".%, Robinson upon his dishonourable conduct, 11 "` 14P ' him callous, stepped forward, with a d e reeof . r° 4 nanimity, which is pure on such occasions, and ‘"- , patiating in just terms on his unfeeling conclud Ir e wards her, declared, that if the girl was willing , SD should not go home without bushami. Atte!: .0 conversation, matters were soon accornli' Lr i dated, arid the Ctergyman being again introdu oe i?. theseremony went on with, much joi:ularity , ~nwpridegroom frequently interrupting it with x . ,. v 1 , 14 re arks on the length and striatoess of the 11 1 .1 1) ' w tins, but much rejoiced that he had obtained -6 former objea of his affettions. BIRTAIS. On the Bth inst. at Capenoch, Lady Kirkpatric Son. On Saturday se'nnight, .at Crofton-Hall, Cumberland's°. Lady of Sir Vv asdale Brisco Bart, of a Son and Heir/ 60 0.. Lately, at Bath, the Lady of D. Parry Okeden, 015 MARRIED.. or h er. ..C . On Wednesday, at IVexham, Henry Case, E4 o l:, j ,i,ter st9ne, Staffordshire, to Miss Eliza Ford, eldest "o' cko kiildle Ford, Esq. of Wexham, in the County 0- T e m- Icon the 27th inst. at .Kidderminster, Mr. Th°g- - ros .ple Silver, of W oo db r id ge , secon d son o f t h e latl' r -Silver, M.D. of Portsmouth, to Mary, second dauglart the late.Mr.Richard Watson, of Kidderminster. On Friday se'nuight, a t Ch es t er , Ed war d B ar nes 1113 ts. °11 * .Esq. of the Royal N av y, e ld est son o f I. B. Watson, E 6 v Ce.. .of Terrick.Halt, to Mis s W a t son , elde s t daughter of 1- , Watson, Esq. of Belvedere, cheshire. On the igth of July, at Aberdeen. the Rev. Mr. Robert Shirra,•of Y etholm, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. GibliP Merchant, of Aberdeen. • `. DILD. :)! At, Aamt 'Sca IrPS, S!'1011 Mriltm Oita, 1; taSven .r squßre Dr the Peber. / etiers for. the Editto, &c, (Dost-Midi must be 644cipsed. On Monday morning last, at the seat of Jeremiah ington, Esq. near Cheadle, in .Cheshire, Mesa Ann son, aged 16. years. On Tuesday last, at Upper Slaughter, Gloucesre'' the Rev. Ferdinand° Tracy Travell. This amiable at,: 1 71 ,i4 'respectable Divine was Rector of that Patish iapwati years, and was the Author of several literary works, the if of his professional studies. The someday, in Portugal.street, , Grosvenor-square' 54, Mrs. Fyets, wife of Colonel Ifyers, atter a lung ort , i•r ILA illness. Early on Thursday morning, after a lingering Sarah Nloule, of the Rainbow Cofii.te-house,• Klng" to ••Covent-garden, aged 69. tnPn the loth inst. at her house in St. George's-sq - ; Hugh Scott, Esq. of Gala, and widow to Archib.thi krfils, Esq. of C:,vers. ! I rOit the 2 ;(1 inst. at Taunton, Mrs. Goldsworthy. „Llajor Golds Worthy, of the Hon. E as t.i n dia ConijWl' Service. , re- On Saturday last, Mr. 'john Grain, .se.cond.son of I V ' r ' ter Grain, of - Great Shelford, a 1 Cambridgbridgeshire. Last week, at Sterchwortlt, e shire, the j),r- Mr. Symonds,- Vicar of that Parish, and of S walltu" net, both in,that County. On the rtth of ;alma), last, at Onore, _Lieutenditt tiswootte Lawson. ofthe t4th Regiment 'Madras Nat! of fantry, second son or the late William Lawson, i'- s( l' Cairnmuir. Lately, At 'Littletown, Scotland, in the 95th Ycjr am, Andrew Allan, fanner, rAnarkatile for )iis tag": • and early rising, and, until a few days hefOre his dc.it i :, iic , er known to be confined to bed by sickness , ,;r " ' , oilier cause whatever. HIGH WATER AT BM DGI: '1 , ;• ROW - ,('Mornitig, 42 min. after tI. [ Afternoon, o man. aft°. ~--": r